Brassiere



July 14, 1925.

W. KOPS BRAssIimB I Filed July 6, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 lNVENTOR ,(lw a M July 14, 1925.

W. KOPS aussfaaa Filed July 6. 1923 2 Shuts-Shoot 2 INVE NTO R Patented July 14, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

WALDEMA'B .KOP-S, or new YORK,'1\T. Y., sssrcnon "r nnarofomcnsr COMPANY, Inc,

.A CORPORATION or NEW YORK.

BBA'sSiEBE.

Application filed July '6,

To all whom it may concern" Be it known that I, VALDEMAR Kors, a citizen of the United States, residing in the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of New York, have invented an Iniprovement in Brassieres, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to a bra-ssie-re and more particularly to that type of such I garments which are constructed as to extend entirely around the body of the wearer to overlie, confine and support the busts. These garments are usually worn in con-- junction with an apparel corset and in view of the fact that at the present time the tendency is to reduce or lower the upper edge of the corset garment difficulty has been experienced in maintaining the brassiere in position relatively to the upper edge of the corset. As will be understood in order to be satisfactory the brassiere must be so constructed as to overlie to a greater or lesser extent the upper portion of the corset. As used heretofore adjusting hooks or similar devices have been employed to maintain the lower portion of the brassiere in position thus preventing the same from riding up over the front edge of the corset garment. In View, however, of the tendency of lowering the upper ed-ge of the corset as here- My present inbefore stated the tendency of the brassiere at the back is also to work up over the upper portion of the corset at the "back thereof. invention therefore relates more particularly to the construction of a brassiere in which this difficulty of riding over the upper edge of the corset at the back thereof is overcome.

In carrying out the invention the garment made in accordance therewith is so constructed as to be adapted to completely surround t-he body of the wearer and is preferably open at the back. The back portion of the garment as well as the front portion thereof is made sufliciently long to overlie an appreciable part of the upper sections of the corset garment. "The side portions .of the brassiere are preferably tapered downwardly and fitted with ahose supporter strap or similar means by which a direct down ward tension may he applied at a centrally disposed side position and the lower portions of the back sections of the garment are preferably fitted with yielding inserts so that between the pressure exerted at the side and 1823. Seriai No. 649,817.

the yielding eifect of the inserts the back portion of the arment is maintained in position and caused toconfor-m to the body of the wearer and thereby is prevented from riding np'over the upper back edge of the corset garment, as will be herein-after more particularly described.

Inthe drawing:

Fig. 1 is perspective view illustrating the use of the brassieremade in accordance with this invention, and

Fig. 2 is an elevation on an enlarged scale of substantially one-half of the garment viewing the same from the inner side thereof. Referring to the drawing, the brassiere made in accordance with this invention preferably comprises front -se'ction 10 which maybe V-shaped in configuration and adjacent the lower edge thereof in a centrally disposed position is provided with a rein- '2' forcing tape ll in which there are spaced eyelets 12. Extending from the reinforcing strap 11 is a tape 13 fitted with a socket 1 1 adjustable to position thereon and provided at the end with a hook 15,3a-dapted to engage with any of the eyelets 12 so that the socket member 1 1 may be adjusted to position to engage the stud member of a. corset garment or other device provided for engagement with the socket member in order to maintain the l'owerfront portion of the brassiere inposit'ion in the customary manner. The garment also includes similarly constructed side and back members and as these portions of the garment are alike in all respects but of course reversed in position but one of them will be described detail. The garment, therefore, includes forward side members 16 and'17 which are connected to rearward side members 18 and 5129 and a back member 20. The forward side members 16 and 17 are connected to the front member 10 along lines of stitching indicated at 22. "The'forward side members 16 and 17 are connected to each other by lines of stitching 23. The forward side members and 17 are connected to the rearward side members 18 and 19 by lines {of stitching 24. The rearward side members 18 and 19 are connected to each other by lines of stitching 25 and the rearward side member 18 is connected to the back member 20 by lines of stitching 26. At the rearward end of the rearward side 7 member 19 the same is provided with an elastic or other yielding insert 27 which is conlit) nected thereto along one edge by a line of stitching 28, the upper .edge of the insert being connected to the rearward side member 18 by the same line of stitching which connects the rearward side members, while the edge of the insert 27 opposite the edge along which it is connected to the rearward side member 19 by the line of stitching 28 is con' nected to the back member by the same line of stitching 26 which connects the rearward side member 18 and the back member 20. The insert corresponding to the insert mem ber 27 in the other side member is indicated at 29.

The garment is so constructed in the form as illustrated as to be connected at the back and to this end the back member 20 is provided with a series of spaced eyes 30 and the back 21 with a series of correspondingly spaced hooks 31 each adapted to engage with an eyelet to connect the parts of the garment on the body of the wearer.

It will be noted from the drawing that the forward and rearwardside members are so constructed as to tape-r downwardly toward each other and to be connected by the line of stitching 24 which extends in a line substantially coincidentwith the axillar line of the body when the garment is in position for use. The left hand side of the garment as shown in Fig. 2 is fitted with a strap 32 connected at one end to the adjoining lower edges of the side members 17 and 19 and fitted at its other end with a hose supporter strap 33. Similarly the garment in the right I side thereof as indicated in Fig. 1 is provided with a strap 34 corresponding to the strap 32 and a hose supporter strap 35 corresponding to the hose supporter strap 33, the strap 35 being provided with the clamp device 36 for connecting the same to the hose. Also as illustrated in the drawing, the garment may include suitable shoulder straps 37 and 38 in which, as indicated in Fig. 2, there may be included a yielding section indicated at 39.

It will now be understood that the garment as hereinbefore described is not only sufiiciently long to overlie the upper edges of the corset garment at the front thereof, but that the side sections 17 and 19 being tapered downwardly to the side portion of the garment and then upwardly to cover the back of the corset garment are of ample length to insure these portions of the upper part of the garment being covered when the brassiere is in position on the body. It will also be apparent that duev to the downward tension applied at the side of the garment in a centrally disposed side position the back of the brassiere is prevented from riding up over the back of the corset and by means of the elastic or other yielding inserts 27 and 29 the lower back portions of the brassiere are caused to conform to the corset garment. It will be equally apparent that a downward tension applied at the sides by the hose supporter straps will be also transmitted to the forward or front part of the garment and to thereby relieve the front straps or other equivalent devices which are customarily employed to maintain the front member of garments of this type in position relatively to the front portion of the corset garment with which the-y are customarily worn. V

I claim as my invention;

1. A brassiere comprising a body member adapted to overlie the upper portions of a corset garment, and comprising a front member, back members, and side members with the lower edges thereof extending downwardly and terminating at substan-.

tially the axillar portion of the garment,

means for connecting the back members to secure the garment in position, tension devices attached tothe lower edges of the side members, and elastic inserts at the lower portions ofthe said side members at the back of the garment, whereby, through the coaction of the said tension devices and the elastic inserts, the back of the brassiere is prevented from riding up on the corset, and the lower portions of the brassiere are caused to conform to the underlying portions of the corset. I 2. A brassiere comprising a body member adapted to overlie the upper portions of a corset garment and comprising a front member, back members, and side members, the said side members consisting of upper and lower sections, the lower sections-of the side members tapering downwardly to a point in substantially the axillar line of the garment, means for connecting the back members to secure the garment on the body, hose supporters attached to the lower edges of the side members for exerting a diagonally downward pull in the lower sections of the side members and the lower portion of the back member, and elastic inserts in the back portions of the lower sections of the side members, completing the same and by means of which thelower sections of the side members at the back are connected to the back members, whereby through the coaction of the hose supporters the lower sections of the side members and the elastic inserts the back portion of the brassiere is prevented from ridingup over the underlying portions of the corset garment, and the lower side sections of the brassiere are caused to conform yieldingly to the under. lying portions of the corset garment.

Signed by me this 9th day of June, 1923.

WALDEMAR KOPS. 

